Valentine’s special: Free pants with Chlamydia test

“Hope the chocolates I bought you won’t make you any bigger” and “Hope you like this card, I got a cheaper deal buying in bulk” are probably quite high up there.

But “You’ve got Chlamydia” would be a lot worse.

In light of this, health bosses have launched a new advertising campaign to encourage young people aged 15 to 24 to get screened for Chlamydia.

Jason May, Chlamydia screening promotion specialist for Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, said: “With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, we want to remind people of the need to practise safe sex, and get themselves checked out.

“Chlamydia is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the country and because it often has no symptoms, many people don’t know they have it.